Regional Sales Manager

Regional Sales Manager

Covering the state of Colorado and Wyoming for our Commercial brand Region, the person selected for this region management position will be expected to develop and maintain a mutually beneficial relationship with the company’s dealers, dealer sales force, direct accounts and end users. In doing so, this individual will be expected to achieve all annual sales and performance goals. Lastly, the selected individual will report to and work with the Division Sales Director to accomplish the goals set forth in region’s annual business plan.

• Report a monthly itinerary to the Division Sales Director
• Report all significant activity in the region to the Division Sales Director in a timely and accurate manner as it relates to:
• Ongoing product performance
• Competitive intelligence
• Dealer activity
• Sales strategy development
• New product development
• Dealer issues, Customer Service, Technical Service, etc.
• Dealer profile updates
• Performing quarterly business reviews with dealers
• Weekly Sales Forecasts
• Resolve sales issues, product service issues, equipment-related issues and dealer problems in a timely and effective manner
• Travel within the sales region in accordance with an already established zone travel schedule in order to maintain, develop, and grow all facets of the company’s business with its customers, including dealers, national accounts, and end-users.
• Direct and participate in developing, motivating, and training the dealer sales force to effectively sell Advance Commercial products
• Calling on and developing all existing and prospective dealers within the region
• Maintain a dealer prospect list and coordinate sales calls with the Division Sales Manager to develop new business opportunities with prospective dealers
• Maintain a customer database
• Maintains a list of the largest end-users in the region
• Integrates daily sales call activities into MS Outlook calendar and SFDC
• Makes daily sales call on key end-users to drive new project starts and to increase company market share at the end-user level
• Tracks and manages all new project starts via the Sales Pipeline
• Performs building surveys and product demonstrations.
• Effectively utilizes all sales tools and sales resources to ensure successful project completion
• Concentrates on displacing competitive machine lines within the Advance dealership to improve the company’s market penetration and sales. Focuses on developing a single-source relationship with the dealer.
• Communicates product information to the dealer partners in a timely and accurate manner
• Coordinates sales efforts with National Accounts through National Account Managers and Government Account Managers
• Performs field tests in support of product management teams
• Forges long-lasting, profitable relationships with dealer partners

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or equivalent education

• A minimum of five years sales experience in the sanitary supply industry or a related industry is required. Emphasis will be placed on the applicant’s ability to show experience and accomplishments in dealer channel management and end-user sales/account management.

• Must possess a strong work ethic and be able to demonstrate initiative as it relates to problem solving and implementing corrective action plans on a timely basis.
• Must demonstrate maturity as a business professional and the business acumen necessary to be successful in this position.
• Must be able to demonstrate strong selling skills and end-user account management skills.
• Must possess strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Excel (pivot tables), PowerPoint, Word, Outlook and Salesforce.
• Must be able to demonstrate effective time and territory management skills.
• Must possess solid problem-solving skills and the ability to perform gap analyses, action plan development, and effective action plan implementation.
• Willingness to travel overnight as required by this position.
• Must be willing and able to transport any and all company products (commercial…